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MASTERCLASS

High-speed Photography
It began in 2004 when I saw
an amazing photo on the internet
that froze a splash of water with
such clarity.

Bermula dari tahun 2004 saat saya
melihat sebuah foto menarik di
internet, di mana percikan air bisa
ditangkap dengan begitu jernihnya.

I started looking online for information on how to
take such a photo and, within days, I had learned the
principles of high-speed photography (HSP); and as
I was interested in electronics, I tried to assemble an
analogue HSP sensor system on my own, comprising
optic sensor, audio sensor and time delay relay.
I started out making splash photos by using the
optic sensor and dripping manually with pipettes or
straws and setting the flash delay using a potentiometer.
The initial results were quite amazing to me at the
time. As time went by, and with the help of my friend
Adjie, who is an expert in micro-controller programming,
I built and re-built a number of HSP rigs, which
include a number of solenoid valves and sensors
to capture the images you see here.

Saya pun mencari-cari informasi (online) tentang
teknik fotografi tersebut, dan dalam beberapa hari,
saya menemukan prinsip pengambilan gambar High
Speed Photography (HSP). Karena elektronik adalah
hobi saya, saya pun mencoba untuk merakit sistem
sensor HSP analog yang terdiri atas sensor optik,
sensor audio, dan time delay relay. Saya mulai membuat
foto-foto dengan sensor optik dan meneteskan air
memakai pipet atau sedotan dan mengatur flash delay
dengan potentiometer. Hasilnya lumayan menakjubkan
untuk saya. Selama beberapa waktu, dibantu teman
saya Adjie, seorang ahli dalam bidang micro-controller
programming, saya mengembangkan sejumlah
perlengkapan HSP, termasuk solenoid valves dan sensor
untuk menangkap semua gambar yang ada di sini.

Salahudin
Damar Jaya
A graduate of the
Bandung Institute of
Technology, Salahudin
Damar Jaya has been
teaching himself
photography since junior
high school. He has
developed a passion for
sharing his knowledge
and teaching the art.
A highly technical
photographer, he is
deeply fascinated by
creating and assembling
his own custom
photography rigs and
continuously develops
and tweaks them to
take images that are
more stunning with
every iteration.
Salahudin Damar
Jaya, lulusan Institut
Teknologi Bandung,
sudah mempelajari
fotografi secara autodidak
sejak duduk di bangku
SMP. Berbagi ilmu dan
mengajarkan seni adalah
hal yang disukainya.
Sebagai fotografer
dengan pengetahuan
teknik yang tinggi, dia
gemar menciptakan dan
merakit perlengkapan
fotografinya sendiri, dan
terus mengembangkan
dan memodifikasinya
agar dapat mengambil
gambar-gambar yang
lebih memukau.

The Dancer
In this image I used all three valves with valves one
and three angled at 30° and valve two set straight. I set
each valve to produce two drops of water for a total of
six, creating this large, twisting splash that reminds me
of the movement of a passionate dancer.

Untuk gambar ini, saya menggunakan ketiga katup
di mana katup 1 dan 3 membentuk sudut 30 derajat
dan katup 2 lurus. Saya mengatur setiap katup agar
menghasilkan 2 tetes air atau total 6 tetes, membentuk
percikan besar yang mengingatkan saya akan gerakan
seorang penari yang penuh semangat.